Friday, 27 November 2020

Session 13

 Irregular verbs 


Comparatives 

https://www.ef.com/wwen/english-resources/english-grammar/comparative-and-superlative/#:~:text=Adjectives%20with%20two%20syllables%20can,preceeding%20the%20adjective%20with%20most.&text=For%20adjectives%20ending%20in%20y,i%20before%20adding%20the%20ending.


Short adjectives - 1/2 syllables or finishing in -y 

fat - fatter - the fattest 

pretty - prettier - the prettiest 

Long adjectives - > 2 syllables

intelligent - more intelligent - the most intelligent 

Irregular 

good/ well  - better - the best 

bad/ ill - worse - the worst 

much / many - more- the most 

little - less- the least 

far - farther / further - the farthest / furthest 


Inferiority  comparative 

less loud/  noisy 

less pretty/ handsome

Equality comparative 

as expensive as 

as cheap as 

as good as 


few - putine / putini  # many - multi/ multe  ( subst cu f de plural )

little - putin # much - mult (  subst care nu au plural - MONEY )



Movie segments 

http://movies-egmentstoassessgrammargoals.blogspot.com/2010/11/twins-comparatives-of-nouns-adjectives.html


More/Fewer (Count nouns) or More/Less (Non Count nouns)

1. Julius has __more________ fathers than ordinary people. He has 6 fathers.


2. He spent ___more_________ time on one island than anywhere else.


3. Julius's brother had ___more______ opportunities in life than Julius did.


4. Most people can speak ____fewer_____ languages than Julius can.


5. Julius's brother showed __less_____ respect to people than Julius did.


6. Julius faced ____fewer______ problems living isolated on an island than his brother living in a big city.


7. Julius had ___more________ information about the world than we probably do.


FAT - TALL - STRONG - HANDSOME - INTELLIGENT - NAIVE - RESPECTFUL


1 Julius' brother is fatter than Julius.
2.Julius is taller than his brother.

3. Julius is stronger than his brother.

4. Julius' brother is less handsome than Julius.

5. Julius is more intelligent than his brother.

6. Julius is more naive than his brother.

7. Julius' brother is less respectful than Julius.

http://movies-egmentstoassessgrammargoals.blogspot.com/2012/04/puss-in-boots-comparatives-superlatives.html



SEXY / FAST / PROVOCATIVE / CHARMING / TALL / CONFIDENT





Write sentences comparing Puss and Kitty, using the adjectives above.

Ex: Kitty (Puss) is sexier than Puss (Kitty).


1 ..........Kitty is sexier than Puss....................

2............Puss is faster than Kitty.................

3...........Puss is not as provocative as Kitty is.................

4..........Kitty is ..more charming than Puss.................

5..........Kitty is more confident than Puss, but Puss is taller.than her...................


FUNNY / STRONG / SHORT / FAMOUS / UGLY / FAT / ELEGANT / TALENTED



Write sentences comparing Puss, Kitty, Humpty Dumpty and Golden Goose.


Ex: Humpty Dumpty is the funniest character.


1........Golden Goose is the funniest character..................................

2..........Puss is the most famous character..............................

3............Humpty Dumpty is the fattest character............................

4........Puss is more talented than Kitty, but Kitty is more elegant than him............

5........................................

6.......................................

7.......................................


TO BEND - PAST SIMPLE + PRESENT PERFECT 

I bent the clay , and made a long snake with it.  You have bent the hot iron bar and now I can use it.

TO BID -  -PAST SIMPLE; PRESENT PERFECT 

People bid money to Christmas carolling last winter. Students have bid clothes and food to poor people for two years.

TO BIND - PAST SIMPLE; PRESENT PERFECT

I didn't bind the sail last night and the boat went adrift. I have bound my laces .

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